Talk:Washington Irving
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It should be mentioned that Irving s why we say that Columbus believed the Earth was flat, even at a time when the church believed otherwise user:avocado42o
Should this page perhaps mention his appearance throughout Heller's novel Catch-22?
Should this page mention that he was born in New York City? Kstailey 00:25, 19 Oct 2003 (UTC)
- Yes. —Paul A 03:48, 20 Oct 2003 (UTC)
I think it's worth mentioning that he invented the character Santa Claus, as well as a fictional Dutch history for him, as well as nicknaming New York City "Gotham" after the tale of the British town Gotham where the inhabitants faked insanity to escape taxes (both of these references can be found in the book Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898) ba 23:32, 12 September 2005 (UTC)
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[edit] art connection to the devil and tom walker
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[edit] Is this true?
"6. Medieval people thought the world was flat
No, they didn’t. This was made up more or less out of thin air by Washington Irving in his horrid biography of Christopher Columbus. I haven’t the faintest idea why this has become so widespread, since there is ample evidence going against it, but unfortunately it’s still taught."
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- The following is stated in Flat Earth Society#Origins of the flat Earth movement: "The myth that Christopher Columbus finally convinced Europeans that the earth is round by his voyage to America is a fiction invented by the writer Washington Irving and has absolutely no basis in fact, given that Columbus never circumnavigated the globe." If someone can verify, this seems worth mentioning in this article as well - MarkBrooks 23:00, 5 December 2006 (UTC).
- In Flat earth the myth is said to have originated with the publication of The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus in 1828 - MarkBrooks 23:19, 5 December 2006 (UTC).
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[edit] Manager of the Globe?
I don't think so -- I would be interested in seeing the citation for this. While Irving befriended countless actors in London, and was an avid theatergoer, there is no evidence he ever managed the Globe. Late in life he was made a co-manager of Astor's Opera House (very much against his will, he said) but that's the extent of it. Federalistpapers 04:56, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Pen Names?
I've found that many articles corresponding to the literary works of Washington Irving of articles reference him by the way of some of his pennames (ie. the books and names referenced in this article) which, in the context of the article of the book, is linked in red. Should these red links simply redirect to this page, or just be unlinkafied altogether? Justin 20:20, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
- Dietrich Knickerbocker is a redirect here - though the article says he used Diedrich. Is there much chance of anyone looking for a pen-name ? Modern reprints use his real name don't they ? -- Beardo 17:14, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
